The recently shuttered space that housed Mushroom Studios played host to the recording of Apache by the Incredible Bongo Band, arguably the most influential song ever recorded in Vancouver
By now, you might have heard that Vancouver’s Hipposonic Studios, formerly known as Mushroom Studios, has closed its doors. The Sun’s Francois Marchand has a lengthy tribute to Mushroom Studios and a list of landmark recordings. The list includes Apache, a track from the ... Read More …

Should you switch from Evernote to Google Keep? Here are some reviews and guides for the new Google app.
While some are still lamenting the loss of Google Reader, the search giant has moved on to it’s latest toy: Google Keep. According to Google, the new app is a new note-taking app that helps you track all of the fleeting thoughts that pass through your mind.
“With Keep you can quickly jot ideas down ... Read More …

The Samsung Galaxy S4 has been unveiled and the early reviews are in. (Photo: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

The Samsung Galaxy S4 was unveiled on March 14, 2013. Here is a look at early Galaxy S4 reviews including several hands-on reviews
Samsung unveiled its latest smartphone on March 14. Sun Digital Life Writer Gillian Shaw was in New York for the Galaxy S4 launch and has a full breakdown of the event.
As with any new smartphone, the Galaxy S4 offers a laundry list of new features. Mashable has a breakdown of ... Read More …

Looking for a Google Reader replacement now that it’s being discontinued? Here is a list of Google Reader alternative
Google announced Wednesday that it will discontinue Google Reader, its RSS feed service.
“There are two simple reasons for this,” wrote Google engineer Alan Green in a blog post. “Usage of Google Reader has declined, and as a company we’re pouring all of our energy into fewer products. We think that kind of focus ... Read More …

DeAndre Jordan’s dunk Sunday night was one for the ages, making poor Brandon Knight the butt of jokes. Here is video of the dunk plus online reaction
In case you missed it last night, Los Angeles Clippers’ big man DeAndre Jordan dunked over Brandon Knight of the Pistons and set the internet on fire. Within minutes of the dunk, which came during the Clippers 129-97 win over the Pistons Sunday night, the question wasn’t if ... Read More …

NFL player Desmond Bryant was arrested Sunday. His mugshot has been described as “a mugshot for the ages.”
Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Desmond Bryant was arrested on criminal mischief charges Sunday, immediately triggering a strong online reaction. First, there were the people who confused Desmond Bryant with oft-troubled Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, who responded to the confusion by tweeting that he was “working out” at the times of the arrest.
Then there’s ... Read More …

The popular game show Jeopardy paid tribute to Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe.” Here is Video
We all know that pretty much every man, woman and child in North America has been involved in a lip dub of Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”. Now it seems that the popular game show Jeopardy is getting in on the act.
During the Feb. 6, 2013 edition of the Teen Jeopardy tournament, the show featured ... Read More …

Will Ferrell starred in a 2013 Super Bowl ad that you probably didn’t see during the big game. Here is video
Most Super Bowl ads try to reach as many viewers as possible. Over the last two years, Will Ferrell and Old Milwaukee have tried a different approach. The SNL alum starred in a Super Bowl XLVII ad that only aired in Sherman, Texas; Ardmore, Oklahoma; and Glendive, Montana.
The strange ad consists of a ... Read More …

Meet Jesse Heiman, the “world’s greatest extra”
One of this year’s most talked-about Super Bowl ads is a GoDaddy spot featuring Bar Refaeli. As part of its “smart meets sexy” campaign, the Israeli supermodel kisses a bookish GoDaddy engineer. While Refaeli’s face is familiar to millions around the world, having graced the cover of countless magazine spreads, you may have a harder time placing the face of the actor portraying the engineer.
Actor Jesse ... Read More …

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 15: A general view of Staples Center prior to the game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Vancouver Canucks in Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on April 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NHLI via Getty Images)

It seems that every time the Vancouver Canucks are in California, there are more than a few fans go along for the ride. While this year’s pilgrimage to SoCal will likely be smaller than in past years thanks to a hastily-assembled post-NHL lockout, California road trips have become something of a rite of passage for members of Canucks nation.
Up to 8,000 Canucks fans have watched the Canucks play the Los Angeles Kings at the ... Read More …

A few weeks back, New York Jets owner and Republican booster Woody Johnson said he would rather see Mitt Romney win the presidency than the Jets win the Super Bowl. Alas, both of Johnson’s wishes were crushed this week.
The Jets Week 10 loss to the Seattle Seahawks pretty much ended their 2012 NFL season. The Jets fell 28-7 to the Seahawks, with their only points coming off a defensive touchdown from Muhammad Wilkerson... Read More …

Well, pretty much all of North America had something to say about the ending of the Monday Night Football game between the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers. Folks on Twitter were angry. Mike Silver of Yahoo Sports wondered “what the f–k is just happened” and referee Ed Hochuli quietly did bicep curls in his garage secure in the fact that NFL refs may finally have the leverage to make a deal and get ... Read More …

If the Seahawks-Packers edition of Monday Night Football was the first football game you’d ever seen, here’s how you think the sport was played: a bunch of big sweaty men run around in tight pants and then some guy in a black-and-white shirt does something that makes everyone angry.
That’s what the NFL looked like on Monday night when a team of replacement refs decided to hand out eleventy billion penalties (actually 24) as the ... Read More …